Quantitative Analyst

We are seeking a Quantitative Analyst with at least 2 years experience in financial markets to join our Risk team. This role is critical in ensuring the firm’s risk exposure is effectively managed while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, an interest and understanding of financial markets, leveraged products, and experience in monitoring and mitigating risk across multiple asset classes.

Who we are

We are Trade Nation. We help our customers power up their trading through killer insights, transparent costs, and fairer ways to trade. We’re innovators, and proud of it. And we’ve grown a lot in our decade as a market-leading low-cost trading powerhouse. Our reach is global through our teams in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Seychelles and The Bahamas.

Founded on transparency, forged in trust and powered by people, we’re committed to empowering our customers to outperform the markets. How? By minimising expenses and harnessing technology to prioritise the lowest trading costs.

But enough about us. Let’s hear about you.

Who you are

You’re something special. You pride yourself on being unique and bringing your own history to the table – finding solutions to daily challenges in a way that can’t be done by anyone else. Maybe you talk a big game, maybe you don’t. The important thing is that you do what you say and follow through to see every customer thrive.

You don’t play with the bumpers up. That means breaking out of your lane when needed to help others – or forging your own completely. Every problem is our problem and that’s how you see it too. Because Trade Nation’s people have a shared vision, and you want to be part of making it a reality.

You know when to take the right sort of risks, the ones that push you to be better. You’re not afraid to try, fail, and then try harder. But don’t worry, you’ll have all the support you need to thrive with us at Trade Nation, and we can’t wait to enable you to learn and grow.

Ready to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in?

Our commitments to each other

We have each other’s backs

There when we need each other most

 We challenge each other

Be more creative, more curious, more bold

We thrive together

Taking our work to the next level

We form strong bonds

Through team building and social events

We don’t judge

Instead, we teach and are open to learning

We step up

Taking ownership and supporting each other to do the same

Key Responsibilities

• Continuously assess and manage the firm's market risk exposure in accordance with the firm’s risk policy framework, across various asset classes and trading platforms. Ensure positions remain within risk limits and identify potential exposure issues and opportunities, hedging excess exposures where necessary.
• Carry out in-depth analysis of client trading patterns and behaviours for classification and subsequent risk management strategies; helping to inform decision-making, propose improvements and optimise hedging strategies.
• Conduct stress testing, VaR, back-testing, and scenario analysis to assess the firm’s resilience to market fluctuations.
• Collaborate to enhance risk framework models, trade and client analysis dashboards, automated monitoring and alerting tools, data analytics and reporting systems.
• Deal with trade and order referrals, as well as manage corporate actions and dividends.
• Ensure adherence to relevant financial regulations across multiple licenses, jurisdictions and risk management frameworks.

Requirements

• Experience in data analysis within a financial environment.
• Strong proficiency with analytical software such as Python, SQL, and VBA.
• Knowledge of risk management tools and trading platforms.
• Strong numerical, technical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and make informed decisions.
• Ability to form strong bonds and a team ethic in order to work effectively as part of a wider risk team.
• Capacity to present risk findings to senior stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred qualifications

• An interest and well-rounded understanding of derivative products, leverage structures, and hedging strategies preferable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, and discretionary annual bonus.

• Private healthcare.
• Life Insurance, Critical Illness & Income Protection cover.
• Active Lifestyle allowance.
• Annual leave above minimum entitlement.
• Up to 3 weeks allowance to work in any location.
• Fresh fruit weekly